Yearly Archive for 2011

: 2011

In a bizarre case, a Colorado man is suing the newlywed couple he kidnapped for breach of contract, claiming they agreed to hide him for money after he crashed a stolen vehicle into their yard, then held them at knifepoint. From The Huffington Post: In his lawsuit, 25-year-old Jessie Dimmick of Aurora, contends that after […] …

Fox News favorite Ann Counter ventured over to MSNBC this morning. It appears her comments were not welcome, judging by the hefty use of bleeping during her conversation on Morning Joe. Politico decoded the early-morning clip and determined that Coulter was referring to Sen. John McCain: Coulter appeared to call John McCain (R-Ariz) a “douche […] …

Neil Young. Bob Dylan. Bruce Springsteen. These artists are responsible for some of the classic American protest songs of the last 50 years. But who will address the Occupy movement and emerge as the voice for this generation’s struggles? Third Eye Blind and Miley Cyrus are both applying for the job. Earlier this week, the […] …

A 12-year-old Nebraska boy appeared on the Today show to talk about the vivid details of his visit to heaven amid treatment for a life-threatening medical condition several years before. Colton Burpo’s story—complete with sitting on Jesus’ lap, hearing angles sing, talking to late family members and more—is the subject of the book “Heaven is […] …

The fictional Scranton paper company made famous by The Office has moved into reality and will soon be carried through Staples. The Wall Street Journal reports: Staples’ Quill.com has struck a licensing deal with NBC’s parent company to launch a Dunder Mifflin brand. Priced largely above private-label copy paper, the Dunder Mifflin packages will be […] …

Talk about grudges. Two 73-year-old former football rivals got into a fist fight Friday night at a CFL Alumni Legends Luncheon. The rivalry between Joe Kapp and Angelo Mosca dates back to the 1963 Gray Cup game between Kapp’s B.C. Lions and Mosca’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The grudge started when Mosca hit running back Willie Fleming […] …

Um, when you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go. Even if it is in the fourth quarter of a tied NFL game. And you are the kicker. On the sidelines. Just ask San Diego’s Nick Novak, who, yes, relieved himself on the sidelines during Sunday’s game against the Broncos. He tried to get cover from a […] …

Former American Idol contestant Lauren Alaina made the best of it Thursday after she flubbed the national anthem on national television. “I’m not a robot. I have No excuses. I messed up,” the singer wrote on her Twitter feed. “You know what can ya do. At Least didn’t fall down again.” Alaina sang the national […] …

Detroit Lions star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was ejected from Thursday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, and could be suspended, after stomping on an opposing player’s arm. Suh pushed Evan Dietrich-Smith’s head into the ground and then stomped on his right arm while getting up in the third quarter. Watch the play here. After […] …

A Los Angeles Times blog is reporting that some California malls are tracking movements of Thanksgiving weekend shoppers using their cellphones. The blog says there’s more than one mall taking advantage of the technology. “The Temecula Promenade is one of two malls testing out the new technology, which mall operators said is designed to monitor […] …

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